Workshop for Women in Academia in Burundi

Dressed in the Colors of Schoenstatt: Blue and Yellow   Every year, at the end of October and the beginning of November, the women in Schoenstatt  who are in academia in Burundi organize a three-day workshop. This year it took place from November 4-6 in Bujumbura/Gikungu. The Schoenstatt women in academia in Burundi have the […]

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A Vocation: A Grace and a Mission

At the end of October, the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary sent invitations to a vocation retreat in Londrina, which is in the state of Paraná, Brazil.  Twelve young women attended in person at the house and shrine of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary. Two others joined online.  The motto was: “Hearts on fire, feet on the […]

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La Nazarena 2022

  A Center for General Development Nazareth is a center for general development. It was founded in 2018 by the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary to better meet the educational, health, and employment needs of families in Florencio Varela/Province of Buenos Aires.   We are currently working with more than 40 families and about 300 children and […]

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Fifty Years of the Shrine in Atibaia

Golden jubilee of the Schoenstatt Tabor Shrine of the Perpetual Presence of the Father   The celebration of the golden jubilee of the Schoenstatt Tabor Shrine of the Perpetual Presence of the Father, which is located in Atibaia, São Paulo, Brazil was preceded by a tridium from September 14-16. The first day of the tridium, […]

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“Jesus Moves in Here.”

– First Attempts at Pastoral Ministry in the City   “This is the first time in my life that I am talking to a nun!” said an employee of the World Hunger Relief organization, which had its stand in the pedestrian zone in Kempten for a week. My new residence is Schönstatt auf’m Berg (Schoenstatt […]

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A Dream Becomes Reality

The girls and young women who come to our Schoenstatt Center in Otwock had a dream for many years. It was to have a place which they could use not only for training but also for their meetings and celebrations. We Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary understood their need and wanted to fulfill their wish. In […]

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The Closing of the Seventh General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary

The Closing of the Seventh General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary   Initiating processes, listening to each other and to God, requires time. After nine weeks of intensive work the seventh General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary ended on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Through the processing of numerous applications and many […]

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Nowhere Near Mannerly Enough to Become a Sister

Interview with Sister M. Selina Hardegger, Switzerland   Sister M. Selina, you have been a member of our community, a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary, for 17 years. How did it come about that you decided to join us? The journey of my vocation was long! Both paths– to have a family or to be fully […]

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Immaculata, Woman Clothed with the Sun –

– We Give You A Crown of Stars!   On Sunday, September 25, 2022, the diocesan leaders of all the dioceses in Paraguay, where the Schoenstatt Girls’ Youth is present, gathered in the shadow of the Schoenstatt National Shrine in Tuparenda. They came to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the discovery of their ideal: Like a […]

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